Episode 58: Presidents & Policy
This week’s image is from Barack Obama’s Web site.
To help president-elect Barack Obama celebrate his inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, Distillations is taking a look at the presidential side of chemistry. First we learn about stem cells and the controversy surrounding their research. Next we find out why 21-gun salutes are safe and not so smoky in Mystery Solved! And finally, CHF’s Jody Roberts shares his wish list for the new administration and congress. Chemical Agent: Stem Cells.
00:00 Opening Credits
01:01 Chemical Agent: Stem Cells
03:30 Mystery Solved! Smokeless Gunpowder
06:32 Commentary: A Planet in Peril
11:05 Closing Credits
Resources and References
Visit the National Institutes of Health to find out more about stem cells and the research ethics for studying them.
For more about smokeless gunpowder, check out this helpful Wikipedia page.
Go to The Center, CCHP’s blog, to read Jody’s series, “A Planet in Peril.”
Jennifer Dionisio, Nicole Rietmann, and Jody Roberts researched this episode.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network. Additional music is: ”Curiosity,” by Nalts; “Comical Salute,” by Siberian Newspaper; and “The Presidents,” by Jonathan Coulton.